Because we are wasting money already on many things we need not continue to do the same. There may be some logic in this arguement but it lacks reasoning. Symbols are there mostly to see.Children and the common man learn from living examples and not from symbols which cast a temporary feeling if at all. The world needs serious people more than those who want to enjoy life unmindful of the serious aberrations that continue to occur.
The word "Records" is a serious word which should be used judiciously to keep its original meaning.It is only we who give meaning to words.Let us not dilute the honour the words have! Calling trivial things as records is a mockery of the words and the language!

For heavens sake Ezhil, go get a life. The only thing any of us owe to any other is to allow them the right to do their own thing, provided this is not achieved at a direct cost to another.

It is not up to me to even try to correct the lives of others. I don't have to do anything to please you, & I expect nothing of you, except that you do your own thing, NOT AT MY EXPENSE.

I have held a Bathurst lap record since 1967. As the track has changed, I will hold it for ever. Big deal. I have no interest in your opinion of that record, & it will not be deminished, or augmented by any number of peas up Cols nose, or not up Cols nose.

It was not effected by my mates mother who thought that racing was some idiot, trying to get back to where he started from, before a whole bunch of fools.

It will also not be effected by some pipsqueaks idea of what others should, or should not do, with their life. As I said, why don't you go get one, for your self.

Let us not forget that no country or individual is a separate entity unto themselves or himself . Our life will be miserable without other's help.This simple truth we all must understand.There is , therefore , nothing like an individual or a country doing his own or its own business.The whole world is now described as a global village because of the fact that all are interdependent. It is my firm opinion that civilised people should get perturbed by what is happenig around.Let us all elevate ourselves from the basal level to a higher plane!

Given that the inspiration behind the Guinness Book of Records was a pub argument about whether or not the golden plover was the fastest game bird in Europe, I'd say it is entitled to collect useless information and share it with idle minds. I'm sure the flagmakers are very proud of their efforts, so why not recognise their work? We mere mortals are unlikely to break sporting records or to donate the biggest sum to charity or break other 'worthy' records - but recognising big efforts can't really harm anyone, can it?

Anyway, I'm not sure how running 100m really fast benefits humanity. Should we take that record out as well?

Houlli “What about the most references to Margaret Thatcher in a forum Col!”

but be fair… I make more references to Lenin than anyone else too, H… but happy to accept the combined record :- )

Ezhil “Because we are wasting money already on many things we need not continue to do the same”

People make private choices to buy books like the GBR. It is their money to spend as they see fit.

I would rather individuals dispose of their private disposable income than be taxed by some officious government and politicians pork barrel and squander what was previously disposable income on stupid and pointless exercises - like a Carbon Emissions Tax or other “Socialism By Stealth” jerk-offs.

As for “Let us not forget that no country or individual is a separate entity unto themselves or himself .”
And no innovation, idea, invention or development was ever produced by a committee.

The GBR is subject to the market forces of those who choose to read it and not to Ezhil’s or his “committee’s” command.

The market is driven by dishonest ambitions, everyone knows.The other name for "cheating" is "business".If anybody wants to do business and make huge money, let them do it on commodities sought by people and not on things like education and the like. Let us not convert eveything into a business. Certainly "records" should not come under the purview of business.
Records from sports arena is also an aberration.Sports and games were stared to improve physical fitness and as a means of recreation.Certainly they were not meant for creating records.Initially some incentives were given to encourage people to take to sports so that the physical fitness of society can be improved. But subsequently misguided people in the sports field and the business minded converted it into a fircely competitive exercise and now it often leads to fitness problems quite contrary to its objectives.Conducting fitness camps for cricketers before the start of test matches is beyond comprehension.